Fatal A1 crash in Hertsmere on 14 June 2017 at 11:08 involving a Ford KA
A Ford KA, a Mercedes Sprinter van and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A1 in Hertsmere at 11:08 on Wednesday 14 June 2017. The 48-year-old female driver of the Ford KA was killed and the 64-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 14 Jun 2017
- Wednesday, 11:08
- Vehicles
- 3
- Ford KA and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 killed, 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66612, longitude -0.24455, in the WD6 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017410191222
- Council area
- Hertsmere
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hertfordshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Trunk road (National Highways)
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 14 metres away, was a fatal crash on 15 November 2018.
Fatal
Toyota Hilux crash on the A1 in Hertsmere, 15 November 2018
14 m awayRef 2018410344421
Slight
BMW crash on the A1 in Hertsmere, 29 December 2014
14 m awayRef 20144100J0672
Slight
Rover 25 crash on the A1 in Hertsmere, 18 December 2003
14 m awayRef 20034100J2969
Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A1 in Hertsmere, 15 August 2005
21 m awayRef 20054100J2518
Slight
Peugeot 309 crash on the A1 in Barnet, 28 August 1990
21 m awayRef 199001SA00696
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the M1 in Hertsmere, 13 September 1995
22 m awayRef 199501SA00789
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to left
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Lane or location
- Lay-by or hard shoulder
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Leaving the carriageway
- Nearside
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 48 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 16 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Lane or location
- Lay-by or hard shoulder
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 64 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,143 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Lorry
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Towing and articulation
- Articulated vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Lane or location
- Lay-by or hard shoulder
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 57 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalFemale, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 64, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Data source
This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2017410191222 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 2017.